Health in Jamaica

1,260 indicators covering health for Jamaica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 0.0% 2025 138th
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 500 2024 unchanged 55th
Tb related deaths hiv 2 2023 down 50.0% 137th
Smoking bans in public places 8 2022 1st
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic 7.6% 2023 up 21.0% 70th
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 2.6% 2023 up 224.3% 87th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 64.3% 2023 up 36.1% 75th
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure 20.2% 2023 down 44.6% 127th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 4.9% 2023 up 64.6% 56th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 15.9% 2023 up 47.2% 35th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current 33.1% 2023 down 36.3% 106th
Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ 520.16 2023 up 61.5% 90th
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ 171.98 2023 up 2.9% 89th
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in 334.71 2023 up 119.8% 84th
Total healthcare expenditure gdp 7.6 2023 up 21.0% 69th
Health expenditure government expenditure 15.86 2023 up 47.2% 35th
Mumps - number of reported cases 0 2025 110th
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population) 0.55 2023 down 22.5% 114th
Hib vaccine 99 2024 up 7.6% 1st
Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases 0 2025 16th
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 13.47 2023 up 423.9% 51st
Dentists 275 2024 up 663.9% 120th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 69.5% 2024 unchanged 52nd
Nursing and midwifery personnel 5,948 2024 up 45.0% 140th
Nursing personnel 5,398 2024 up 42.2% 137th
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.404 2024 down 15.1% 28th
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 37.42 2019 up 2.8% 33rd
Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 37.8 2019 up 4.9% 31st
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 64.8% 2019 up 4.9% 45th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence 46.3 2019 up 5.5% 18th
Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 19.1% 2019 up 11.0% 86th
Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 19.3% 2019 up 12.9% 82nd
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 51.8% 2019 up 6.4% 61st
Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 51.4% 2019 up 5.1% 53rd
Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 65.1% 2019 up 5.7% 58th
Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 46.8 2019 up 7.6% 31st
Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) 0.0% 2025 167th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 71.0% 2024 unchanged 62nd
Adolescent birth rate 0 2018 147th
Rubella number unvaccinated 2,308 2023 down 2.8% 116th
Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 0 2018 down 100.0% 171st
Medical doctors 10.23 2024 up 161.6% 119th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 98.8% 2023 down 0.9% 73rd
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 38.2% 2022 up 17.2% 41st
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 38.6% 2022 up 14.6% 35th
3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of 98 2022 up 2.1% 22nd
Nursing and midwifery personnel 20.95 2024 up 42.6% 129th
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV 28,000 2025 down 3.4% 73rd
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 1.1% 2025 down 15.4% 34th
Immunization measles vs vaccine safety 93 2024 up 29.2% 44th
Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 93 2024 up 29.2% 44th
TB patients with known HIV status 77.0% 2024 down 16.3% 135th
Reported number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy 14,716 2025 up 46.4% 78th
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV 52.0% 2025 up 48.6% 122nd
Dentists 0.97 2024 up 646.2% 119th
Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB 0 2024 169th
Hib3 number unvaccinated 329.75 2023 down 88.1% 168th
Number of new HIV infections 1,100 2024 down 21.4% 71st
Capital health expenditure 0.2% 2023 down 11.3% 70th
Adolescent birth rate 0 2018 148th